👤 Phil Leake

3 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
3
2026-07-31 – 2026-10-15
Claims per article
33
98 extracted in total
Hedged claims
16%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,369
characters
Writes for BBC News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Environment
67%
Economy/Business
33%
Most-tagged topics
BBC VerifyBoring MoneyCardiffConwyDenbighshireDevonEnglandFlintshire

Leaning

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More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-15 · BBC News · Environment
Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?
4 outlets covered this event
2026-08-11 · BBC News · Economy/Business
'I started in my 20s and made £8,000': Why women are often better investors than men
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-07-31 · BBC News · Environment
Satellite images show impact of heatwaves and drought on UK landscape
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-07-31 · BBC News
Satellite images show impact of heatwaves and drought on UK landscape
🔮 A comparison of satellite imagery of the UK in May and July shows the stark differences in plant health. assertive
2026-08-11 · BBC News
'I started in my 20s and made £8,000': Why women are often better investors than men
🔮 "I saved aggressively, and lived at my mum's for half of that time, so I could save as close as possible to the maximum £4,000 per year into Lifetime ISA," she says. mixed
2026-10-15 · BBC News
Severe drought declared and hosepipe bans in force - is your area affected?
🔮 It means environmental authorities will ramp up monitoring of reservoir levels, river flows and water quality, as well as carry out extra checks on businesses withdrawing water from natural sources. assertive
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